William Magarey was born in Adelaide, South Australia. A lawyer by vocation, he had an enduring interest in sports, although he did not play football. He was, however, an active sports administrator who, in 1897, became the inaugural Chairman of the South Australian Football Association (later renamed the SANFL). The sport at that time was known for often rough play, and Magarey wanted to help combat this, and help gain more respect for umpires.
In 1898 Magarey presented the first Medal to South Australia’s "fairest and most brilliant player" of that season. Similar best and fairest player awards followed in other state-based competitions, notably the Sandover Medal in Western Australia from 1921 and Brownlow Medal in Victoria from 1924.
The Magarey Medal has been awarded in every year of SANFL competition since 1898, with the exception of 1900, 1904 (no record being extant), when the competition was suspended due to war 1916-1918, and when a restricted competition was held during the war period of 1942-1944.
After each match, the three field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game) confer and award 3, 2 and 1 point(s) to the players they regard as the best, second best and third best during the match. Players suspended for a reportable offence during the season are ineligible to win the award though they can continue gaining votes leading to times when an ineligible player would poll the most votes in the medal count but not win the medal. This occurred in 1912, 1968, 1983 and 1987 (see table below).
In the 1990s the awarding of the medal was changed so that players tied on the most votes would share the medal. Prior to this, a countback system was used, whereby the player with the most "best on ground" performances would be awarded the medal. In 1998, ten players who had finished runner-up over prior years owing to the countback rule were retrospectively awarded the Magarey Medal. A single design for the medal was used after this.
Those without an asterisk signify a maximum of 3 votes awarded each game along with 2 and 1.
(****) Players who polled the most votes but were ineligible due to suspension: Peter Darley (1968, tied for first); Stephen Kernahan (1983, 44 votes); Garry McIntosh (1987, 25 votes); James Boyd (2012, 26 votes).[2] In 1912 votes were not awarded; Harold Oliver was unanimously considered the competitions best player, but was declared ineligible for the award due to a fight with Ed Edwards of Norwood.[3]
Multiple recipients
The following players have been multiple recipients of the medal.
^"CHAMPION FOOTBALLERS". The Register (Adelaide). South Australia. 5 October 1912. p. 15. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
External links
SANFL History of the Magarey Medal
December 28, 2022
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For the biography award see Susan Magarey Magarey Medal for biography The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League SANFL as judged by field umpires The award was created by William Ashley Magarey then chairman of the league The current recipient is Aaron Young Magarey MedalThe Magarey Medal currently produced by EVRight Awarded forThe best and fairest player in the South Australian National Football LeagueLocationAdelaide OvalCountryAustraliaPresented bySANFLFirst awarded1898 124 years ago 1898 Currently held byAaron Young North Adelaide Contents 1 History 2 Recipients 2 1 Multiple recipients 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditWilliam Magarey was born in Adelaide South Australia A lawyer by vocation he had an enduring interest in sports although he did not play football He was however an active sports administrator who in 1897 became the inaugural Chairman of the South Australian Football Association later renamed the SANFL The sport at that time was known for often rough play and Magarey wanted to help combat this and help gain more respect for umpires In 1898 Magarey presented the first Medal to South Australia s fairest and most brilliant player of that season Similar best and fairest player awards followed in other state based competitions notably the Sandover Medal in Western Australia from 1921 and Brownlow Medal in Victoria from 1924 The Magarey Medal has been awarded in every year of SANFL competition since 1898 with the exception of 1900 1904 no record being extant when the competition was suspended due to war 1916 1918 and when a restricted competition was held during the war period of 1942 1944 After each match the three field umpires those umpires who control the flow of the game confer and award 3 2 and 1 point s to the players they regard as the best second best and third best during the match Players suspended for a reportable offence during the season are ineligible to win the award though they can continue gaining votes leading to times when an ineligible player would poll the most votes in the medal count but not win the medal This occurred in 1912 1968 1983 and 1987 see table below In the 1990s the awarding of the medal was changed so that players tied on the most votes would share the medal Prior to this a countback system was used whereby the player with the most best on ground performances would be awarded the medal In 1998 ten players who had finished runner up over prior years owing to the countback rule were retrospectively awarded the Magarey Medal A single design for the medal was used after this Recipients EditThe first recipient of the Magarey Medal was Norwood s Alby Green in 1898 Year Player Team Votes1898 Alby Green Norwood none1899 Stan Malin Port Adelaide none1900 No Award1901 Phil Sandland North Adelaide none1902 Tom MacKenzie West Torrens none1903 Hendrick Waye Sturt none1904 No Award1905 Tom MacKenzie North Adelaide none1906 Tom MacKenzie North Adelaide none1907 Jack Mack Port Adelaide none1908 James Tierney West Adelaide none1909 Richard Head West Adelaide none1910 Sampson Hosking Port Adelaide none1911 Harold Cumberland Sturt none1912 Dave Low West Torrens none 1913 Tom Leahy North Adelaide none1914 Jack Ashley Port Adelaide 1915 Frank Barry South Adelaide Charlie Perry Norwood Sampson Hosking Port Adelaide Play suspended due to WWI1919 Dan Moriarty South Adelaide 1920 Vic Richardson Sturt Dan Moriarty South Adelaide 1921 John Karney West Torrens 5 Charlie Adams Port Adelaide 5 Dan Moriarty South Adelaide 5 Wat Scott Norwood 5 1922 Robert Barnes West Adelaide 8 1923 Horrie Riley Sturt 1924 Wat Scott Norwood 1925 Alick Lill Norwood 34 Peter Bampton Port Adelaide 34 1926 Bruce McGregor West Adelaide 1927 Bruce McGregor West Adelaide 1928 Jim Handby Glenelg 1929 Robert Snell West Adelaide 48 1930 Wat Scott Norwood 53 1931 Jack Sexton West Adelaide 44 1932 Max Pontifex West Torrens 37 1933 Keith Dunn Sturt 31 1934 George Johnston Glenelg 46 1935 Jack Cockburn South Adelaide 42 1936 Bill McCallum Norwood 31 1937 Harold Hawke North Adelaide 37 1938 Bob Quinn Port Adelaide 32 1939 Jeff Pash North Adelaide 16 Ray McArthur West Adelaide 16 1940 Mel Brock Glenelg 19 1941 Marcus Boyall Glenelg 25 Play suspended due to WWII1945 Bob Quinn Port Adelaide 46 1946 Bob Hank West Torrens 23 1947 Bob Hank West Torrens 26 1948 Ron Phillips North Adelaide 151949 Ron Phillips North Adelaide 18Allan Crabb Glenelg 181950 Ian McKay North Adelaide 201951 John Marriott Norwood 331952 Len Fitzgerald Sturt 251953 Jim Deane South Adelaide 261954 Len Fitzgerald Sturt 221955 Lindsay Head West Torrens 201956 Dave Boyd Port Adelaide 181957 Ron Benton West Adelaide 16Jim Deane South Adelaide 161958 Lindsay Head West Torrens 201959 Len Fitzgerald Sturt 181960 Barrie Barbary North Adelaide 241961 John Halbert Sturt 201962 Ken Eustice West Adelaide 221963 Lindsay Head West Torrens 261964 Geof Motley Port Adelaide 261965 Gary Window Central District 161966 Ron Kneebone Norwood 221967 Trevor Obst Port Adelaide 18Don Lindner North Adelaide 181968 Barrie Robran North Adelaide 221969 Fred Phillis Glenelg 181970 Barrie Robran North Adelaide 241971 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 211972 Malcolm Blight Woodville 211973 Barrie Robran North Adelaide 291974 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 281975 Peter Woite Port Adelaide 201976 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 421977 Trevor Grimwood West Adelaide 321978 Kym Hodgeman Glenelg 50 1979 John Duckworth Central District 44 1980 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 49 1981 Michael Aish Norwood 44 1982 Tony McGuinness Glenelg 44 1983 Tony Antrobus North Adelaide 35 1984 John Platten Central District 66 1985 Grantley Fielke West Adelaide 54 1986 Greg Anderson Port Adelaide 231987 Andrew Jarman North Adelaide 231988 Greg Whittlesea Sturt 281989 Gilbert McAdam Central District 231990 Scott Hodges Port Adelaide 16First AFL Season 1991 Mark Naley South Adelaide 291992 Nathan Buckley Port Adelaide 271993 Brenton Phillips North Adelaide 201994 Garry McIntosh Norwood 221995 Glenn Kilpatrick West Adelaide 17Garry McIntosh Norwood 171996 Josh Francou North Adelaide 261997 Brodie Atkinson Sturt 23Andrew Jarman Norwood 231998 Andrew Osborn South Adelaide 161999 Damian Squire Sturt 212000 Damian Squire Sturt 212001 Tony Brown Port Adelaide 19Ryan O Connor Port Adelaide 192002 Tim Weatherald Sturt 16Jade Sheedy Sturt 162003 Brett Ebert Port Adelaide 252004 Paul Thomas Central District 222005 Jeremy Clayton Port Adelaide 242006 Brett Backwell Glenelg 262007 James Allan North Adelaide 192008 Luke Crane Sturt 222009 James Ezard West Adelaide 18Rhys Archard North Adelaide 182010 James Allan North Adelaide 222011 James Allan North Adelaide 252012 Joel Cross South Adelaide 18Brad Symes Central District 182013 Matt Thomas Norwood 262014 Zane Kirkwood Sturt 292015 Joel Cross South Adelaide 252016 Zane Kirkwood Sturt 242017 Mitch Grigg Norwood 232018 Mitch Grigg Norwood 262019 Luke Partington Glenelg 262020 Campbell Combe North Adelaide 192021 Bryce Gibbs South Adelaide 21James Tsitas Woodville West Torrens 212022 Aaron Young North Adelaide 23 signifies that 1 vote was awarded by 1 umpire each game signifies two umpires each awarded 3 2 1 votes each game signifies two umpires each awarded 5 3 1 votes each game 1 better source needed Those without an asterisk signify a maximum of 3 votes awarded each game along with 2 and 1 Players who polled the most votes but were ineligible due to suspension Peter Darley 1968 tied for first Stephen Kernahan 1983 44 votes Garry McIntosh 1987 25 votes James Boyd 2012 26 votes 2 In 1912 votes were not awarded Harold Oliver was unanimously considered the competitions best player but was declared ineligible for the award due to a fight with Ed Edwards of Norwood 3 Multiple recipients Edit The following players have been multiple recipients of the medal Years Player TeamQuadruple winner1971 1974 1976 1980 R Ebert Port AdelaideTriple winners1902 1905 1906 T D MacKenzie West Torrens North Adelaide1921 1924 1930 W Scott Norwood1919 1920 1921 D Moriarty South Adelaide1952 1954 1959 L C Fitzgerald Sturt1955 1958 1963 L H Head West Torrens1968 1970 1973 B C Robran North Adelaide2007 2010 2011 J Allan North AdelaideDouble winners1910 1915 S Hosking Port Adelaide1926 1927 H B McGregor West Adelaide1938 1945 R B Quinn Port Adelaide1946 1947 R W Hank West Torrens1948 1949 H R Phillips North Adelaide1953 1957 J Deane South Adelaide1994 1995 G McIntosh Norwood1987 1997 A N Jarman North Adelaide Norwood1999 2000 D Squire Sturt2012 2015 J Cross South Adelaide2014 2016 Z Kirkwood Sturt2017 2018 M Grigg NorwoodMalcolm Blight 1972 John Platten 1984 and Nathan Buckley 1992 are Magarey Medallists who subsequently won a Brownlow Medal as best and fairest players in AFL VFL competition References Edit Big Footy Forum SA Football Video Archive and Trading Post CHAMPION FOOTBALLERS The Register Adelaide South Australia 5 October 1912 p 15 Retrieved 24 January 2020 via Trove External links EditSANFL History of the Magarey Medal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magarey Medal amp oldid 1116724949 Recipients, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
